246:
The
Reverend Dean Maitland (Harry Thomas) falls for Alma Lee (Nellie Brooks) and impregnates her, despite being engaged to another woman. Alma's father attacks Maitland and Maitland accidentally kills him in the struggle. His best friend, Dr Henry Everard (Arthur Shirley) is convicted of the crime
363:
called it "the first long-run production, having enjoyed a popularity expressed in years and not months... even to-day it is always assured of a profitable season wherever shown, even though the techinque of production and photography have made vast strides in the interim. It was he who built the
390:
said "There Is some good scenic photography, but the acting is a trifle "cheap." Henry Thomas.. could not refrain from looking Into the "eyes" of the camera at all times. The principal criticism Is the lack of growth of the Dean's children covering a long period of years. They never ceased to be
403:. Longford tried to sue Gee for £1,000 for helping procure breach of contract but was not successful. He appealed the decision, but the court found against him again. The battle hurt Longford's career for a time – he made two short films, then had to leave for New Zealand to get finance.
383:
said "the photographic and histrionic qualities of the production are excellent, the producer having not only kept closely to the text of the novel, but carefully selected his artists with a view to preserving the facial characteristics of the dramatis personae."
352:
The film was successfully previewed. One person recalled, "The picture finished to tremendous applause, and from that minute it was a great success. When we got down to the Pitt Street offices many exhibitors were there before us eager to book this winner."
304:
The movie was based on a play adaptation of the novel which had last appeared in Sydney in the 1890s. Longford signed a two-year contract with Fraser Film
Company to write films from May 1914 at £1,000 a year. This adaptation of
316:, "despite the fact that Longford had no proper studio to work in (as a matter of fact, he had nothing more convenient than a backyard), it was completed in 21 days."
1015:
346:
threatened to cancel its supply of further films to the theatre, and other theatres, if they showed the film. Longford sued for restraint of trade and lost.
247:
and sentenced to twenty years in gaol. When
Everard is released he comes to Maitland's church. The Dean confesses his guilt publicly and collapses and dies.
117:
1267:
894:
1312:
1262:
1277:
1257:
927:
231:
1229:
1302:
1272:
343:
321:
806:
1287:
1282:
428:
512:"Bound printed copy of Minutes of Evidence of the Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia (one of two copies)"
1307:
887:
312:
Entirely set in
England, the film was shot on location in the grounds of Gladesville Mental Asylum in Sydney. According to
1197:
1082:
219:
61:
1122:
959:
511:
1106:
967:
1292:
1178:
1154:
1130:
1023:
880:
694:
666:
568:
537:
349:
Despite this the film was a considerable success at the box office. It also enjoyed a popular release in the UK.
1297:
1162:
1047:
1031:
1138:
1146:
1098:
975:
935:
356:
In 1918 Archive Fraser claimed the movie was the most successful
Australian film to date at the box office.
1039:
991:
325:
861:
1063:
722:
951:
596:
485:
399:
Fraser elected to pull out of the contract with
Longford at the suggestion of exhibitor Henry Gee of
829:
1252:
1170:
334:
The movie was reportedly one of the first to feature the close-up shot. However this is not true.
1205:
400:
1055:
999:
943:
919:
856:
1221:
1114:
1007:
904:
317:
215:
45:
32:
432:. Vol. XCVIII, no. 2555. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1918. p. 20
810:. Perth: National Library of Australia. 2 November 1914. p. 4 Edition: Third Edition
94:
81:
1246:
872:
376:
said that "the picture is well taken and the various roles are cleverly portrayed."
1213:
280:
223:
65:
342:
Colin Fraser secured the Palace
Theatre in Sydney for the film's release. However
1090:
626:, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 18 June 1914, nla.obj-660533247
227:
211:
178:
172:
717:
423:
801:
689:
591:
563:
532:
480:
661:
235:
850:
726:. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 22 December 1915. p. 12
600:. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 24 August 1914. p. 8
867:
670:. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 10 September 1918. p. 8
771:
745:
619:
331:
Harry Thomas, who played the leading role, was a noted elocutionist.
782:(294 (21 October 1925)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, nla.obj-570545333
876:
468:
Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to
Feature Film Production
752:, Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 22 November 1933, nla.obj-587074578
698:. National Library of Australia. 29 January 1934. p. 6
572:. National Library of Australia. 6 November 1914. p. 5
541:. National Library of Australia. 10 June 1914. p. 17
424:"Production Of Moving Pictures--In America And Australia"
489:. National Library of Australia. 22 July 1920. p. 4
1189:
1074:
911:
195:
187:
165:
157:
147:
124:
108:
100:
90:
71:
57:
38:
28:
23:
470:, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 51.
292:Little Tuppeny /Ellen Blood as Everard Maitland
888:
8:
418:
416:
118:Fraser Film Release and Photographic Company
364:first motion picture studio in Australia."
1016:We'll Take Her Children in Amongst Our Own
895:
881:
873:
643:
641:
440:– via National Library of Australia.
20:
649:Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years
309:was the first script Longford submitted.
928:The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole
449:
447:
218:. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novel
412:
289:Arthur Shirley as Doctor Henry Everard
558:
556:
527:
525:
506:
504:
7:
259:Gwil Adams as Lilian, Cyril's sister
429:Australian Town and Country Journal
1268:Films directed by Raymond Longford
277:Nellie Kemberman as Cyril's mother
14:
533:""The Silence Of Dean Maitland.""
324:refused to let him film in their
1313:Australian films based on novels
1263:Australian black-and-white films
802:""The Silence Of Dean Maitland""
647:Graham Shirley and Brian Adams,
518:. NAA: A11636, 4/1. p. 145.
1278:Australian films based on plays
1258:Australian silent feature films
746:"TALKING ABOUT The Old Timers."
391:children as the years passed."
830:"The Silence of Dean Maitland"
516:National Archives of Australia
1:
1303:Silent Australian drama films
1273:Films based on British novels
772:"An Australian Film Pioneer."
718:"Movie "Heavy" Chats Lightly"
466:Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper,
256:Harry Thomas as Dean Maitland
984:The Silence of Dean Maitland
863:The Silence of Dean Maitland
852:The Silence of Dean Maitland
307:The Silence of Dean Maitland
271:Rebe Grey as Marion Maitland
207:The Silence of Dean Maitland
24:The Silence of Dean Maitland
1288:Lost Australian drama films
1230:The Man They Could Not Hang
295:Charles Villiers as Judkins
1329:
1283:Films based on adaptations
1107:The Blue Mountains Mystery
968:Pommy Arrives in Australia
836:. August 1914. p. 20.
651:, Currency Press 1989 p 35
226:which was later filmed by
1131:An Australian by Marriage
695:The Sydney Morning Herald
569:The Sydney Morning Herald
538:The Sydney Morning Herald
374:The Sydney Morning Herald
262:Nellie Brooks as Alma Lee
1048:The Church and the Woman
1032:The Mutiny of the Bounty
690:"Early Australian Films"
274:Charles Keegan as Cyrill
1225:(1934) (assoc director)
1217:(1933) (assoc director)
1209:(1933) (assoc director)
1201:(1933) (assoc director)
936:Sweet Nell of Old Drury
286:James Martin as Ben Lee
1308:1910s Australian films
1155:Peter Vernon's Silence
1024:Ma Hogan's New Boarder
326:Rushcutters Bay Studio
133:13 June 1914
1064:The Sentimental Bloke
265:Ada Clyde as Mrs. Lee
234:. It is considered a
210:is a 1914 Australian
1099:Rudd's New Selection
976:'Neath Austral Skies
952:The Midnight Wedding
486:The Brisbane Courier
453:"Raymond Longford",
18:1914 Australian film
1040:A Maori Maid's Love
992:The Swagman's Story
320:later alleged that
1206:Diggers in Blighty
903:Films directed by
457:, January 1974 p51
401:Australasian Films
283:as Marion Everhard
1240:
1239:
1056:The Woman Suffers
1000:Taking his Chance
944:The Tide of Death
920:The Fatal Wedding
790:– via Trove
760:– via Trove
634:– via Trove
203:
202:
1320:
1293:1914 drama films
1222:Splendid Fellows
1198:Waltzing Matilda
1147:The Bushwhackers
1115:The Dinkum Bloke
1083:On Our Selection
1008:Trooper Campbell
905:Raymond Longford
897:
890:
883:
874:
838:
837:
826:
820:
819:
817:
815:
798:
792:
791:
789:
787:
768:
762:
761:
759:
757:
742:
736:
735:
733:
731:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
686:
680:
679:
677:
675:
658:
652:
645:
636:
635:
633:
631:
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
588:
582:
581:
579:
577:
560:
551:
550:
548:
546:
529:
520:
519:
508:
499:
498:
496:
494:
477:
471:
464:
458:
451:
442:
441:
439:
437:
420:
372:The critic from
318:Raymond Longford
220:of the same name
216:Raymond Longford
140:
138:
46:Raymond Longford
33:Raymond Longford
21:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1298:1914 lost films
1243:
1242:
1241:
1236:
1185:
1123:Australia Calls
1070:
960:Australia Calls
907:
901:
847:
842:
841:
828:
827:
823:
813:
811:
800:
799:
795:
785:
783:
770:
769:
765:
755:
753:
744:
743:
739:
729:
727:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
688:
687:
683:
673:
671:
660:
659:
655:
646:
639:
629:
627:
620:"SUNDRY SHOWS."
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
590:
589:
585:
575:
573:
562:
561:
554:
544:
542:
531:
530:
523:
510:
509:
502:
492:
490:
479:
478:
474:
465:
461:
452:
445:
435:
433:
422:
421:
414:
409:
397:
370:
340:
302:
253:
244:
183:
150:
143:
136:
134:
127:
120:
113:
111:
86:
53:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1326:
1324:
1316:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1245:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1234:
1226:
1218:
1210:
1202:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1183:
1175:
1167:
1159:
1151:
1143:
1139:Fisher's Ghost
1135:
1127:
1119:
1111:
1103:
1095:
1087:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1060:
1052:
1044:
1036:
1028:
1027:(1915) (short)
1020:
1019:(1915) (short)
1012:
1011:(1914) (short)
1004:
1003:(1914) (short)
996:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
948:
940:
932:
924:
915:
913:
909:
908:
902:
900:
899:
892:
885:
877:
871:
870:
859:
846:
845:External links
843:
840:
839:
821:
807:The Daily News
793:
763:
737:
709:
681:
667:The Advertiser
653:
637:
611:
583:
552:
521:
500:
472:
459:
443:
411:
410:
408:
405:
396:
393:
369:
366:
339:
336:
301:
298:
297:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
260:
257:
252:
249:
243:
240:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
182:
181:
175:
169:
167:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
151:
148:
145:
144:
142:
141:
130:
128:
125:
122:
121:
116:
114:
109:
106:
105:
104:Tasman Higgins
102:
98:
97:
95:Tasman Higgins
92:
91:Cinematography
88:
87:
85:
84:
82:Arthur Shirley
79:
75:
73:
69:
68:
59:
55:
54:
52:
51:
48:
42:
40:
36:
35:
30:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1325:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1219:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1181:
1180:
1179:Hills of Hate
1176:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1018:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1001:
997:
994:
993:
989:
986:
985:
981:
978:
977:
973:
970:
969:
965:
962:
961:
957:
954:
953:
949:
946:
945:
941:
938:
937:
933:
930:
929:
925:
922:
921:
917:
916:
914:
910:
906:
898:
893:
891:
886:
884:
879:
878:
875:
869:
865:
864:
860:
858:
854:
853:
849:
848:
844:
835:
831:
825:
822:
809:
808:
803:
797:
794:
781:
777:
773:
767:
764:
751:
747:
741:
738:
725:
724:
719:
713:
710:
697:
696:
691:
685:
682:
669:
668:
663:
657:
654:
650:
644:
642:
638:
625:
621:
615:
612:
599:
598:
593:
587:
584:
571:
570:
565:
559:
557:
553:
540:
539:
534:
528:
526:
522:
517:
513:
507:
505:
501:
488:
487:
482:
481:"Advertising"
476:
473:
469:
463:
460:
456:
455:Cinema Papers
450:
448:
444:
431:
430:
425:
419:
417:
413:
406:
404:
402:
395:Legal dispute
394:
392:
389:
385:
382:
377:
375:
367:
365:
362:
357:
354:
350:
347:
345:
337:
335:
332:
329:
327:
323:
322:"the Combine"
319:
315:
310:
308:
299:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
254:
250:
248:
241:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
208:
198:
194:
190:
186:
180:
176:
174:
171:
170:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
146:
132:
131:
129:
123:
119:
115:
107:
103:
99:
96:
93:
89:
83:
80:
77:
76:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60:
56:
49:
47:
44:
43:
41:
37:
34:
31:
27:
22:
16:
1228:
1220:
1214:The Hayseeds
1212:
1204:
1196:
1177:
1169:
1163:The Pioneers
1161:
1153:
1145:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1113:
1105:
1097:
1089:
1081:
1062:
1054:
1046:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1006:
998:
990:
983:
982:
974:
966:
958:
950:
942:
934:
926:
918:
862:
851:
833:
824:
812:. Retrieved
805:
796:
784:, retrieved
779:
775:
766:
754:, retrieved
749:
740:
728:. Retrieved
721:
712:
700:. Retrieved
693:
684:
672:. Retrieved
665:
662:"Amusements"
656:
648:
628:, retrieved
624:The Bulletin
623:
614:
602:. Retrieved
595:
592:"Amusements"
586:
574:. Retrieved
567:
564:"Law Report"
543:. Retrieved
536:
515:
491:. Retrieved
484:
475:
467:
462:
454:
434:. Retrieved
427:
398:
387:
386:
380:
378:
373:
371:
360:
358:
355:
351:
348:
341:
333:
330:
314:The Bulletin
313:
311:
306:
303:
281:Lottie Lyell
268:Jack Goodall
245:
224:Maxwell Gray
214:directed by
206:
205:
204:
149:Running time
126:Release date
78:Harry Thomas
66:Maxwell Gray
15:
1091:Ginger Mick
814:1 September
786:29 February
730:15 November
604:1 September
597:The Mercury
545:1 September
436:21 November
344:the Combine
228:Ken G. Hall
212:silent film
179:intertitles
173:Silent film
50:Lewis Scott
29:Directed by
1253:1914 films
1247:Categories
776:Everyones.
750:Everyones.
702:6 February
407:References
381:Daily News
300:Production
196:Box office
153:3,800 feet
137:1914-06-13
110:Production
39:Written by
756:16 August
674:8 January
576:8 January
361:Everyones
236:lost film
166:Languages
161:Australia
101:Edited by
62:the novel
493:24 March
368:Critical
359:In 1925
177:English
72:Starring
58:Based on
1171:Sunrise
868:AustLit
834:Variety
630:26 July
388:Variety
338:Release
158:Country
135: (
112:company
1233:(1934)
1182:(1926)
1174:(1926)
1166:(1926)
1158:(1926)
1150:(1925)
1142:(1924)
1134:(1923)
1126:(1923)
1118:(1923)
1110:(1921)
1102:(1921)
1094:(1920)
1086:(1920)
1067:(1919)
1059:(1918)
1051:(1917)
1043:(1916)
1035:(1916)
995:(1914)
987:(1914)
979:(1913)
971:(1913)
963:(1913)
955:(1912)
947:(1912)
939:(1911)
931:(1911)
923:(1911)
723:Winner
199:£5,000
188:Budget
1190:1930s
1075:1920s
912:1910s
857:IMDb
816:2013
788:2024
758:2024
732:2014
704:2012
676:2012
632:2024
606:2013
578:2012
547:2013
495:2012
438:2023
379:The
251:Cast
242:Plot
232:1934
191:£400
866:at
855:at
238:.
230:in
222:by
64:by
1249::
832:.
804:.
778:,
774:,
748:,
720:.
692:.
664:.
640:^
622:,
594:.
566:.
555:^
535:.
524:^
514:.
503:^
483:.
446:^
426:.
415:^
328:.
896:e
889:t
882:v
818:.
780:4
734:.
706:.
678:.
608:.
580:.
549:.
497:.
139:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.